Policies & Accessibility
Data Protection, Safeguarding and Accessibility
Data Protection Policy
Please click below for our current Data Protection Policy.
Child Protection & Safeguarding
All our children’s work leaders and those volunteering with vulnerable adults are PVG checked.
You can download our Safeguarding Policy for Children and Protected Adultsbelow.
If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact our Safeguarding Officer Heather Watkins.
Accessibility
Overall access information
Ramped access. Handrail at steps. Hearing loop. Amplification. Service streamed live on YouTube. Accessible fonts on display screen. Clear signage. Disabled toilet. Removable seats to provide wheelchair spaces. A person dedicated to ensuring accessibility and inclusion for all.
Parking and transport
There is limited parking next to the church in Murray Square and includes a disabled parking bay. The local bus bay is also at Murray Square with access to many local towns.
Disabled access
There is a ramp along the west side (to the right side) of the side door. From here the doorways are wide enough for a small scooter or a wheelchair to get through to the main sanctuary and the back hall.
Toilets
One disabled toilet in rear hall but is also the only men’s toilet. It has hand rails and space for manoeuvrability.
Staff
A welcoming atmosphere. Mostly friendly volunteers and members of the congregation are willing to help if needed. A person dedicated to ensuring accessibility and inclusion for all.
We follow the guidelines laid out by Through the Roof and have been reviewed on Euan’s Guide. Read the Euan’s Guide Tilly Baptist Access Review.
A free PDF reader can be downloaded from the Adobe website.
The church is a registered charity in Scotland (Charity No: – SC052310), and is also registered with Volunteer Scotland.
We are a member of the Baptist Union of Scotland (www.scottishbaptist.org.uk) – a voluntary association of Baptist churches in Scotland.
